Press release: Hamilton Home Care

A care at home service based in Hamilton must make urgent improvements in the care experienced by people who rely on it, inspectors have said.


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Press release: Jacaranda Nursery, East Ayrshire

A nursery in East Ayrshire must make urgent improvements in the care experienced by children, inspectors have warned.

The Care Inspectorate has served a formal Improvement Notice on Jacaranda Nursery following an inspection which raised serious concerns.


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Inspection of justice social work services in Inverclyde council

A report into how well community payback orders are implemented and managed in Inverclyde has been published by the Care Inspectorate.

Inspectors looked at how justice social work services in the area were delivering services for individuals who are, or have been, subject to community payback orders.


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Developing artists and Arts in Care

Blog by Lisa Maynard, Improvement Adviser

Arts in Care is a partnership project with Creative Scotland, Luminate Scotland, the Care Inspectorate and The Baring Foundation to embed high quality creative practice within Scotland’s care sector. 


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A new Q Special Interest Group (SIG) – the Improvement Research Network

We would like to bring to your attention a new Q Special Interest Group (SIG) – the Improvement Research Network.  

This SIG has been established through Q and the Scottish Improvement Science Collaborating Centre (SISCC), to bridge the gap between academics in the fields of improvement and implementation science and improvement practitioners. The SIG will create a forum to enable cross-sectoral collaboration through the sharing of ideas, challenges and knowledge. 


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